{"product_id":"sacred-time-paperback","title":"Sacred Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHegi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStones from the River\u003c\/i\u003e delivers her most ambitious and dramatic novel yet -- the unforgettable story of an endearing, but also flawed, Italian American family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In December 1953 Anthony Amedeo's world is nested in his Bronx neighborhood, his parents' Studebaker, the Paradise Theater, Yankee Stadium -- and in his imagination, where he longs for a stencil kit to decorate the windows like all the other kids on his street. Instead he gets a very different present: his uncle Malcolm's family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Malcolm is in jail for stealing -- once again -- from his latest new job, and Anthony's aunt and twin cousins settle into the Amedeos' fifth-floor walk-up. Sharing a room with girls is excruciating for Anthony, despite his affinity for the twins. But the real change in Anthony's life comes one evening when he causes the unthinkable to happen, changing each family member's life forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Evoking all the plenty and optimism of postwar America, \u003ci\u003eSacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e spans three generations, taking us from the Bronx of the 1950s to contemporary Brooklyn. Keenly observing the dark side of family -- and its gracefulness -- Hegi has outdone herself with this captivating novel about childhood's tenderness and the landscape of loneliness. Ultimately she reveals how the transforming power of a singular event can reverberate through a family for generations. With gravity and poise, Hegi turns her astute yet forgiving eye on the essential frailty and dignity of the human condition in this elegant and fast-paced novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula Hegi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHotel of the Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Vision of Emma Blau\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTearing the Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalt Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStones from the River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFloating in My Mother's Palm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnearned Pleasures and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntrusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrudi \u0026amp; Pia\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.12 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131926646919,"sku":"9780743255998","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/01865695ab116b72ee7a542b16c55a27.webp?v=1732622455","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sacred-time-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}